Love in Hexasyllables XIII: Grey Hearts

[aduvingion]

We stare at each other
Across an empty room.
You in your dark corner,
Clad in virginal white,
I beside the lava
Lamp, which casts a lurid
Violet glow on my face.
In the palette that paints
Your world, there is no room
For grey, the colour of
Compromise, without which
Love always falls apart.
For feelings fade, grow cold,
But the steps back we take
Create the distance that
Then binds lover to loved.
So come out of the dark
And let us try again.
I won't tread on your toes
If you stay clear of mine.